Just start Googling sinkholes and you can
bring up any number of images of the beasts in action. And while they
may be more common in regions with soluble rock terrain, heavy rains,
etc., sinkholes can happen anywhere. Anywhere!

I have laundry facilities in the basement of the apartment building where I’m now living. At 8 a.m., I thought I was getting
an early start but there was Eve down there in the laundry room sitting
at a table reading a book. I thought it could have been a Bible, but
wasn’t sure. She eyeballed my two trash bags of dirty clothes.

Is it possible to get burned out on, or overwhelmed by,
simple human interaction? My recent nightlife apathy stems from equal
parts unwillingness and utter lack of motivation to take on the
potential hours-long task of getting from Point A (leggings and hot
rollers) to Point B (prettified and in a reasonable parking space). As
the great Peter Gibbons said, “It’s not that I’m lazy, it’s that I just
don’t care.” But I want to.

Dear Close Male Friends: There have been
times over the years when some or most of you entered into serious,
sometimes long-term relationships. I believe I have been extremely
patient with each of you, understanding that your respective significant
other might be meeting various universal human needs and making your
life better.